Mexican Contributions to the Salvadorian War’s Political Solution

One contribution of Mexican diplomacy in finding a solution to the war in El Salvador was the Franco-Mexican Declaration (1981) which acknowledged the representative nature of the alliance between the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front and the Democratic Revolutionary Front. David Escobar Galindo deems this international intervention to have been an incontrovertible historical milestone that reaffirmed the national nature of the war; essentially a domestic conflict between traditional and revolutionary powers. Escobar Galindo further points out that when, in 1989, the international situation allowed both camps to sit down and build an understanding for a definitive solution, Mexico returned to the front line with a contribution that was not restricted to providing hospitality and logistical coordination, but also brought strong political and diplomatic support. Finally, the author reflects on what the war’s political solution has meant for El Salvador, with a platform that has enabled a project to be developed for a peaceful and democratic society.